Bush vetoes anti-torture law

[spurster]

and McCain is still drinking the Kool-Aid.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/09/wa.../09policy.html

Bush Uses Veto on C.I.A. Tactics to Affirm Legacy

By STEVEN LEE MYERS
Published: March 9, 2008

WASHINGTON — President Bush on Saturday further cemented his legacy of fighting for strong executive powers, using his veto to shut down a Congressional effort to limit the Central Intelligence Agency’s la ude to subject terrorism suspects to harsh interrogation techniques.

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Senator John McCain, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, has been an outspoken opponent of torture, often referring to his own experience as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. In this case he supported the administration’s position, arguing as Mr. Bush did Saturday that the legislation would have limited the C.I.A.’s ability to gather intelligence.

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[boutons_]

This is head and Addington relentlessly pushing to expand Exec's war powers beyond all necessity and utility.

When the war is totally bogus, like the war on terra, the expansion of Exec powers is equally totally bogus.

That dubya tortures is tatooed forever to his black legacy of failure, lawlessness, corruption, and incompetence.

[Holt's Cat]

Naturally, the preferable treatment would be to kill on sight.

[Extra Stout]

Sweet! Let's start using the Pear of Anguish again, except this time let's rename it the Pear of Liberty.

[RobinsontoDuncan]

http://www.medievality.com/pear-of-anguish.html

The Pear of Anguish was used during the Middle Ages as a way to torture women who conducted a miscarriage, liars, blasphemers and sexuals.

A pear-shaped instrument was inserted into one of the victim's orifices: the vagina for women, the anus for sexuals and the mouth for liars and blasphemers.

The instrument consisted of four leaves that slowly separated from each other as the torturer turned the screw at the top. It was the torturer's decision to simply tear the skin or expand the "pear" to its maximum and mutilate the victim.

The Pear of Anguish was usually very adorned to differentiate between the anal, vaginal and oral pears. They also varied in size accordingly.

This torture very rarely provoked death, but was often followed by other torture methods.

[BonnerDynasty]

Pear of Anguish. What is this? Dungeons and Dragons???

It wasn't even that bad of torture if you had your Butt Shield of Solitude equipped.

[Extra Stout]

http://www.medievality.com/pear-of-anguish.html

The Pear of Anguish was used during the Middle Ages as a way to torture women who conducted a miscarriage, liars, blasphemers and sexuals.

A pear-shaped instrument was inserted into one of the victim's orifices: the vagina for women, the anus for sexuals and the mouth for liars and blasphemers.

The instrument consisted of four leaves that slowly separated from each other as the torturer turned the screw at the top. It was the torturer's decision to simply tear the skin or expand the "pear" to its maximum and mutilate the victim.

The Pear of Anguish was usually very adorned to differentiate between the anal, vaginal and oral pears. They also varied in size accordingly.

This torture very rarely provoked death, but was often followed by other torture methods.

Use the vaginal Pear of Liberty on feminists, the anal one on gays, and the oral one on all other liberals. See? Torture solves a myriad of problems. I'm glad we have an enlightened leader like President Bush who is willing to stretch the orif... I mean, envelope, to make America a better place.